Solar Home Project: Leno's got the solar bug

What can I say? Sun, sun, and more sun. We've all got tans and it finally feels like summer in northern VT. Our Evergreen Solar/Outback Power pv system is cranking out mad power and life is good.

Just returned from L.A., where I met (along with three other PM editors) with Jay Leno, who's planning to install a PV system on his garage. If you read the mag (and you do, don't you??), you already know Jay's a car nut. After touring his facilities, I can certify that he's pretty much obsessed with cars. He's got everything from vintage Fiats to shiny new 'vettes. That's not to mention the motorcycles; he has probably 40 of those.

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Anyway, it seems that Jay wants to do his part to reduce his impact on the environment. He grilled us some mean steaks and we talked shop for a while. Hopefully, things will progress apace and Jay will soon be offsetting his lead foot via a rooftop of solar pv panels. Of course, the real hope is that someone with Jay's influence can inspire others - be they Hollywood stars or regular Joes and Janes - to do the same.